X-Men Anime — Final Thoughts (review) I’m a longtime fans of the X-Men, going back to 1983. I admit that I haven’t read the comic book since the mid-90’s but I did rather enjoy the first couple of X-Men movies (didn’t like the third). So, when I heard that the Japanese anime company Madhouse were
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"Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind" Story Review
May 25th, 2011 
AstroNerdBoy 風の谷のナウシカ Kaze no Tani no Naushika Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind SPOILER Summary/Synopsis: A thousand years after the event known as the Seven Days of Fire, in which Giant God Warriors destroyed the world, a teenage princess named Nausicaä travels on a glider into the Sea of Corruption, a massive “toxic jungle” of
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Tags: Classic, Disney, MIYAZAKI Hayao, movie, Nausicaa, review, What I'm Watching 
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X-Men in Japan Circa 1983 — Wolverine’s Wedding and the Seeds of My Love of Japanese Honorifics, Terms, and Culture
April 22nd, 2011 AstroNerdBoy A few days ago, I wrote a piece on the 1982 4-issue comic strip series called Wolverine, which the recent anime series used as a foundation for their own story. Considering how different the comic and anime stories end, combined with the current X-Men anime series which sees the villain character Mastermind lurking around, I
Wolverine (anime review) — Final Thoughts
April 4th, 2011 AstroNerdBoy Wolverine (anime review) NOTE: There will be SPOILERS in this review, to include the original comic books. Back in 1983, a young AstroNerdBoy picked up issue #170 of the Uncanny X-Men and immediately became a fan of the series. Two issues later, I was introduced to Wolverine, aka “Logan,” as the X-Men took a trip
“Manga Impact! The World of Japanese Animation” Book Review
March 8th, 2011 AstroNerdBoy “Manga Impact! The World of Japanese Animation” Book Review –> PURCHASE FROM RAKUTEN.COM (formerly BUY.COM) –> PURCHASE FROM BARNES & NOBLE –> Not available for purchase from RIGHTSTUF! Manga Impact! is a book which despite its main title has less to do with manga and more to do with anime. Phaidon Press, a British publishing
First Look! "Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind" Blu-ray/DVD Combo Review
February 28th, 2011 AstroNerdBoy 風の谷のナウシカ Kaze no Tani no Naushika Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind –> Purchase from RAKUTEN (formerly BUY.COM) –> Purchase from BARNES & NOBLE –> Purchase from RIGHTSTUF! *Mild Spoilers!* The story of Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, in brief, takes place on a post-apocalyptic world some one thousand years after the
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First Look! “Fuzz & Fur: Japan’s Costumed Characters” Book Review
February 4th, 2011 AstroNerdBoy First Look! “Fuzz & Fur: Japan’s Costumed Characters” Book Review –> Not available for purchase from RAKUTEN.COM (formerly BUY.COM) –> PURCHASE FROM BARNES & NOBLE –> Not available for purchase from RIGHTSTUF! Mascot character costumes are nothing new to American society. Indeed, all of our major theme parks have them. (Mickey Mouse anyone?) Many large colleges
Dirty Pair TV Series Part 1 DVD Review
November 16th, 2010 AstroNerdBoy ダーティペア (TV Anime) Dirty Pair TV Series DVD Collection 1 –> Purchase from Amazon.com (Litebox set) Note: Amazon only has the Lite DVD set, not the original boxed set imaged below. Dirty Pair is a franchise that I was introduced to when I lived in Japan. As such, it has long held a soft spot
